DxCodebookFY2027 · Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

Category · FY2027

Z39 Encounter for maternal postpartum care and examination

  • Header · not billable

Z39 is not billable. The category heads 3 billable codes in FY2027: the 3 codes directly below it.

Index → code

  • Supervision (of)lactation → Z39.1
  • Care (of) (for) (following)lactating mother → Z39.1
  • Status (post)postpartum (routine follow-up) → Z39.2

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 21 Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99)
  2. Z30-Z39 Persons encountering health services in circumstances related to reproduction (Z30-Z39)
  3. Z39 Encounter for maternal postpartum care and examination
Billable codes
3
Subdivisions
3
CC / MCC codes
0 / 0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
18

Codes in Z39

  1. Z39.0
    Encounter for care and examination of mother immediately after delivery
    BillableExempt
    Inclusion terms 1, Excludes1 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Care and observation in uncomplicated cases when the delivery occurs outside a healthcare facility

    Excludes1

    • care for postpartum complication- see Alphabetic index
  2. Z39.1
    Encounter for care and examination of lactating mother
    BillableExempt
    Inclusion terms 1, Excludes1 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Encounter for supervision of lactation

    Excludes1

    • disorders of lactation (O92.-) O92
  3. Z39.2
    Encounter for routine postpartum follow-up
    BillableExempt

Sources of each column.

Instructions

Notes that also apply

Chapter 21 instructions (Notes 3): printed on the chapter 21 page.

Index entries

  • Care (of) (for) (following)lactating mother → Z39.1
  • Examination (for) (following) (general) (of) (routine)lactating mother → Z39.1
  • Lactation, lactating (breast) (puerperal, postpartum)mother (care and/or examination) → Z39.1
  • Supervision (of)lactation → Z39.1
  • Status (post)postpartum (routine follow-up) → Z39.2
  • Admission (for)postpartum observationimmediately after delivery → Z39.0
  • Care (of) (for) (following)postpartumimmediately after delivery → Z39.0
  • Examination (for) (following) (general) (of) (routine)postpartumimmediately after delivery → Z39.0
  • Observation (following) (for) (without need for further medical care)postpartumimmediately after delivery → Z39.0
  • Status (post)postpartum (routine follow-up)care immediately after delivery → Z39.0
  • Admission (for)examination at health care facility (adult)postpartum checkup → Z39.2
  • Admission (for)postpartum observationroutine follow-up → Z39.2
  • Care (of) (for) (following)postpartumroutine follow-up → Z39.2
  • Examination (for) (following) (general) (of) (routine)follow-up (routine) (following)postpartum → Z39.2
  • Examination (for) (following) (general) (of) (routine)postpartumroutine follow-up → Z39.2
  • Observation (following) (for) (without need for further medical care)postpartumroutine follow-up → Z39.2
  • Admission (for)aftercarepostpartumimmediately after delivery → Z39.0
  • Admission (for)aftercarepostpartumroutine follow-up → Z39.2

NCHS Alphabetic Index. Index first, then the Tabular List.

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